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‘Is this the end for captain Kolisi?’
Former England flyhalf Stuart Barnes says the emergence of Paul de Villiers could end Siya Kolisi’s eight-year stint as Springbok captain. chickenroadslot.lat
Kolisi missed the Boks’ July Nations Championship campaign through injury, allowing De Villiers to make the No 6 jersey his own with standout performances in his first three Test appearances, against England, Scotland and Wales.
The 23-year-old was named Man of the Match after the 43-0 drubbing of the Dragons, scoring a try while producing a game-high 18 carries, making 10 tackles and winning two turnovers.
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Speaking on The Ruck podcast, Barnes suggested the Stormers openside flank may also have forced a rethink over the Springbok captaincy.
“Have we seen the end of Siya Kolisi as Springboks captain?” Barnes asked. “A giant of the game, an all-time great, but all good things come to pass.
“Has Rassie Erasmus found the man to take South Africa to the next level in Paul de Villiers? We haven’t seen Kolisi, what we have seen is his replacement, a young man, come on and be as good as Ruben Kruger and Heinrich Brüssow were.
“Obviously, there’ll be this view that you can’t drop Siya Kolisi, but the great coaches, at some stage everybody has to be dropped because you can’t be the best forever.”
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Barnes believes that if anyone can ensure a smooth captaincy transition, it’s the Bok coach.
“It’s fascinating and I wonder, Erasmus is the sort of coach who is so good at just sliding this through to the point we don’t even end up writing a column about they have got a new captain.
“It just happens. One minute he’s there, the next he’s not, and South Africa move seamlessly on towards the third World Cup.”
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Procès de Kheïreddine Zetchi : nouveau report, l’audience renvoyée au 3 août
Alors que le procès de l’ancien président de la Fédération algérienne de football (FAF), Kheïreddine Zetchi, devait se tenir ce mardi devant le tribunal de Sidi M’hamed, la justice a finalement décidé de renvoyer une nouvelle fois l’affaire. L’audience a été reportée au 3 août prochain, prolongeant ainsi l’attente dans ce dossier très médiatisé. Il […]
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World Cup visa row – ‘It was a disgrace’
Professor of History at the University of Michigan, Peter Alegi, has criticised the United States over the off-the-field controversies that overshadowed the 2026 FIFA World Cup, describing the treatment of Somali referee Omar Artan as “a disgrace”.
The tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, delivered memorable football on the pitch, but several visa-related issues dominated headlines throughout the competition.
One of the biggest controversies involved Artan, who was denied entry to the United States despite reportedly holding a valid visa. The Somali official had been set to make history as the first referee from his country to officiate at a FIFA World Cup.
However, Somalia’s inclusion on US President Donald Trump’s travel ban list meant Artan was turned away at Miami International Airport, bringing his World Cup dream to an abrupt end.
Speaking on Radio 2000, Alegi did not mince his words when asked about the treatment of CAF’s 2025 Referee of the Year.
“What a disgrace, I mean CAF referee of the year Omar Artan from Somalia being refused entry was just a blotch on the US records and it’s something they can’t hide from,” he said.
Artan was not the only person affected by the United States’ strict visa regulations during the tournament. Reports also suggested that the regulations prevented supporters from several nations from travelling to the World Cup, with fans from African countries among those most heavily impacted.
“Ivory Coast fans, Senegal fans and of course Iranian fans and fans from Haiti were all pretty much denied entry into the country in various ways,” Alegi added.
“Many fans from other African countries and beyond had to potentially put down 15 000-dollar bonds to even apply for visas. Remember the Cape Verde goalkeeper’s grandmother who couldn’t come initially because of that and these reflected extremely poor. But I have to say that Americans here are also very split.
“Many who were maybe on the fence about political matters realise this was an embarrassment for the county. Regardless of whether you stood on the side of Trump or not, this kind of discrimination was completely un-American.”
Despite the off-field controversies, the tournament concluded with Spain lifting the trophy after edging Argentina 1-0 after extra time in New Jersey on Sunday, with Ferran Torres scoring the winning goal in the final.
Coupe du Monde 2026 : Mbappé, Messi, Haaland, Bellingham… en lice pour le prix du plus beau but du Mondial
La FIFA a annoncé dans un communiqué, ces dernières heures, les 12 buts sélectionnées pour le plus beau de la Coupe du monde parmi les 308 inscrits durant le tournoi. Le Mexicain Julián Quiñones a marqué le premier à Mexico tandis que l’Espagnol Ferran Torres a inscrit le dernier dimanche dernier près de New York dans le New Jersey.7
L’instance a ouvert les votes aux supporters du monde entier jusqu’au 27 juillet. « Le but vainqueur sera annoncé à l’issue de cette période », a précisé la FIFA. Parmi les 12 buts retenus, le deuxième but inscrit par le capitaine français et meilleur buteur de l’édition avec 10 buts, Kylian Mbappé face au Sénégal dans la poule I.
Les buts de Kerim Alajbegović (Bosnie-Herzégovine) contre le Qatar, Julián Álvarez (Argentine) contre la Suisse, Jude Bellingham (Angleterre) face à la France lors de la petite finale, Sidny Lopes Cabral (Cap-Vert) contre l’Argentine, Ferran Torres (Espagne) en finale contre l’Argentine, Erling Haaland (Norvège) face au Brésil, Wilson Isidor (Haïti) contre le Maroc, Elijah Just (Nouvelle-Zélande) face à l’Iran, Daizen Maeda (Japon) contre la Suède, Lionel Messi (Argentine) contre l’Algérie et Eldor Shomurodov (Ouzbékistan) face au RD Congo sont également en lice.
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